Portrait of Michael Ferguson

Directing

Michael Ferguson

Career

Active from 1962 to 1997, with a break from 1986 to 1996, busiest in 1969 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Ferguson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Biographical
    0.0, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Period Piece 4
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Cold War Thriller 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • British Drama 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • British Social Realism 2
  • Anthology Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

11
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

2 titles
Killer Waiting
Killer Waiting (1984)

Director

Too Close to the Edge
Too Close to the Edge (1980)

Writer, Producer

1970s

5 titles
Stargazy on Zummerdown
Stargazy on Zummerdown (1978)

Director

Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (1971)

Director

Taste of Evil
Taste of Evil (1971)

Director

The Last Witness
The Last Witness (1971)

Director

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death
Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death (1970)

Director

1960s

4 titles · average score 74
The Yellow Pill
The Yellow Pill (1969)

Director

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death (1969)

Director

1+1=1.5
1+1=1.5 (1969)

Director

Doctor Who: The War Machines
Doctor Who: The War Machines (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

Director